The Boat On The Rock

Well spaced out tables. One way system. Staff wearing masks and gloves. Track and trace In place. Had a lovely morning coffee so popped back for lunch… prefect and good prices

Myself and my friend went to this little gem of a find for lunch.The service and overall atmosphere were brilliant. The food was exceptionally good we will definitely be returning.

Love this place. They say it’s the best burger in Dorset and it certainly is if you like a big juicy burger in a proper “savoury” bun with chips that are the crispiest on the outside and the fluffiest in the middle. Also view of the harbour and boats too! Superb. Ver carta

Service was shocking, you would think with them being closed for such a long time they would want to make loads to make up the short fall. We waited 30 minutes for drinks and 30 more minutes for breakfast. The food was ok, bacon was tough and I had about 15 baked beans. They could coin in, if the service was better, we didn’t even get asked if our food was ok or if we would have liked another drink. Improvements could be made for sure!

We headed down Thursday evening to try their claim on having the “Best” burgers in Dorset. Absolutely winning on that claim. The food is outstanding. The staff were welcoming and accommodating. The manager is absolutely one you would hope to have if you were an employee. The vibe was amazing. We can’t wait for lockdown to lift more so we can eat inside, as it was chilly out. Their new simplified menu is definitely a winner. Try the Calamari. Oh and of course you must try the burgers!!!

First ordered a bottle of Merlot which was delivered in an ice bucket Second waited for about 30 minutes , noticed that people who had ordered after us had been served. Went to top man who sorted it and we were told a mix up on table numbers food arrived, a bit cold!!!!THIRD left and we’re chased by girl who said ‘have you paid, and asked us to return to the restaurant!We said this is very embarrassing, she said I didn’t say you hadn’t paid, I said that’s exactly what you said. She then checked and said sorry it looks like you did pay!!! We had of course paid. Unbelievable, don’t go there , we won’t ever go near it again . Grrrrr Ver carta

Overlooking Weymouth bay and Portland harbour, The Boat That Rocks was the perfect place to have a socially distanced catch up with friends. We all went for a coffee and the TBTR burgers tempted by the fact that they were 10oz of beef with the challenge that we wouldn’t be able to lift our burger to eat it with just one hand they were right! The burgers really were delicious and the accompanying chips were cooked to perfection! Due to coronavirus restrictions, we naturally, had to sit outside but, thankfully, the weather was on our side and we could sit for a few hours enjoying the company and the views we were even treated to two chinook helicopters taking off and landing nearby!

While waiting to be seated I witnessed some pretty aggressive behaviour towards a few different customers who didn't follow the arrows to the millimetre! Theres so many arrows and cross hatching on the floor its gets quite confusing. The staff seemed generally unfriendly on the couple of times i have visited in the past week. The Ribs turned up covered in litres of bbq sauce, they were very gristly, tough and inedible. We left 90% of the ribs and when we mentioned it to a member of staff they just said “ok” and walked off. No sorry or offer to replace them. The burger was equally as bad. It was very tough, dry and fairly tasteless. Its such a shame its so bad as the restaurant is in a great...

Lovely setting but that was about it for the positives. The service was patchy and with so few things on the menu, you would have thought that the serving staff would be able to answer simple questions instead of saying. 'I don 't know I haven 't tried that '! The food was very poor, three of us ate there and not one of us had a satisfying meal. Soggy batter on the fish and chips, overcooked shrimps served only with a small portion of ridiculously spicy rice and no vegetables in sight and the vegan fish and chips was totally tasteless (we didn 't end up paying for this meal). The chips were good though but not a meal. Much more thought needed to be given about presenting balanced meals, taki... Ver carta